Visit Pickburn Places

Welcome to Visit Pickburn Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Pickburn

  

Pickburn Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Pickburn

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Pickburn history

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The hamlet appears to get its name from the small stream “Pick Burn” (or river Pick) which flows through it on its way to Highfields Lake, in the Woodlands wildlife park. At the time of Kirkby’s Inquest, Pickburn was held by the Wasteneys and the Lyvets.

You can visit Pickburn places with Walkfo Pickburn to hear history at Pickburn’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Pickburn has 29 places to visit in our interactive Pickburn map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Pickburn, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Pickburn places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Pickburn & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 29 audio facts unique to Pickburn places in an interactive Pickburn map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Pickburn Places Map
29 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Pickburn historic spots	Pickburn tourist destinations	Pickburn plaques	Pickburn geographic features
Walkfo Pickburn tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Pickburn

  

Best Pickburn places to visit

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Pickburn has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Pickburn’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Pickburn’s information audio spots:

Woodlands, South Yorkshire Woodlands is a model village 3 miles (5 km) north of Doncaster in South Yorkshire. The colliery village was designed and built in the early 20th century by architect Percy Houfton as tied cottages for the miners of the neighbouring Brodsworth Colliery.

Hooton Pagnell Hall Hooton Pagnell Hall is a historic house near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. It was occupied by the Warde family since the 18th century.

St Chad’s Hostel St Chad’s Hostel opened in 1902 by Frederick Samuel Willoughby, vicar of Hooton Pagnell. The hostel closed in 1916, when its buildings were requisitioned as a war hospital. All teaching moved to Durham, where the hostel’s sister institution survives.

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Visit Pickburn plaques